This one hurts. Florida outshot the K-Wings 38-19, including 16-1 in the second period, yet the â€˜Blades came up on the losing end in Game 2, falling 3-2 in Kalamazoo. Florida, who got a shutout from Lightning prospect Pat Nagle in Game 1, held a 1-0 lead entering the third period. The K-Wings scored twice in just under two minutes to take a 2-1 lead, but Florida replied with a Matt Beca goal assisted by Lightning prospect Sebastien Piche (pictured) at 15:01. Two and a half minutes later the K-Wings scored the game winner and secured the Game 2 win, regaining home ice advantage. The series now shifts to southwest Florida for games 3-5. Nagle faced seven shots through two periods. He allowed three goals on 12 shots in the final stanza. Game 3 is Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of Swamphockey.com)

The Florida Everblades struck first in the Eastern Conference Finals thanks to Lightning prospect Pat Nagle, who stopped all 34 shots he faced in a 2-0 Game 1 win. Nagle, who had 17 saves in the third period alone, now has two shutouts in his last three playoff games. He had one shutout the entire regular season. Florida got their goals from defenseman Bobby Raymond and center Trevor Bruess. Game 2 is Saturday in Michigan. (Photo courtesy of swamphockey.com)

Wow. Nagle, Piche, and the Everblades swept Elmira in southwest Florida to claim the series 4-1. The â€˜Blades stole home ice advantage away from Elmira by winning Game 2 in New York, then won all three games at home to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Nagle lowered his goals against average to 1.36 in the 2-1 win. Florida scored both of their goals in the third period. They outshot Elmira by a large margin yet again, this time 43-19, including 19-4 in the third period. Florida will play the winner of third-seeded Kalamazoo and seventh-seeded South Carolina. The Stingrays won on Friday night to avoid elimination and a sweep. The K-Wings are up 3-1 in the series. This is Floridaâ€™s first appearance in the conference finals since 2007.

Lightning prospect Pat Nagle stopped all 24 shots he faced to earn his second professional playoff win and first professional playoff shutout while leading the upstart Florida Everblades to a 2-0 win in Game 4 against top-seeded Elmira. Florida leads the series 3-1 and can close out the Jackals at home in Game 5 on Friday. If Elmira wins in Game 5, the next two games are back in New York. If that happens, Florida could possibly get John Muse, the goaltender who started this series for Florida, back. Muse has a lower body injury and despite rumors heâ€™s done for the series and maybe longer, the team is saying he could return soon. In the meantime, the team will ride Nagle, who matched his shutout total from the regular season in one night. (Photo courtesy of swamphockey.com)